Q: iOS 7.1.1 bluetooth audio dropping in car after a few seconds

iPhone5 drops audio (music) playback to the handsfree built into my car. This happens about 40% of the time and after a few seconds. I have to disable bluetooth, wait and reenable. I've seen it drop after longer, but typically it's seconds into connecting and starting playback. Before upgrading to iOS 7.1.1 this never happened. Phone is placed in cup holder in center console so signal strength should not be an issue.

Not sure if the phone's handfree part would still work. I am suspecting that it does not.

Any workarounds for this?

Thanks.

iPhone 5, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on Jun 2, 2014 9:48 AM

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judysings Jun 4, 2014 6:49 AM in response to mikelong
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Jun 4, 2014 6:49 AM in response to mikelong

Hi mikelong,

Welcome to the Support Communities! The article below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having with your bluetooth connection in your vehicle. What model is it?

iOS: Troubleshooting car stereo connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3581

I hope this information helps ....

- Judy
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mikelong Jun 5, 2014 6:33 PM in response to judysings
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Jun 5, 2014 6:33 PM in response to judysings

Hi Judy,
Thanks for the reply and the link. I checked it out.

My car is a 2013 Subaru Imprezza with the factory system in it. I have had the car for 2 years and I only started having this issue post the upgrade to iOS 7.1.1. I never had the audio drop out before that.

I'll attempt to restore the phone from a backup and see if that makes any difference.

cheers,
mike.
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